Te Rapa has proved to be the happiest of hunting grounds for Tevere (NZ) (Contributer) and a return to the Waikato course on Saturday may again bring out the best in the gifted mare. The Contributer four-year-old has made five appearances on the course for three wins and a runner-up finish and will bid to add to her record in the Waikato Draught Handicap (1200m). Tevere will be coming off an unplaced performance in the Listed Flying Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni, but co-trainer Pam Gerard has ruled a line through…
Month: May 2022
Pacing-bred fillies dominate Northern Trotting Oaks market
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk The Alabar Northern Trotting Oaks (2200m) has attracted a promising line-up, but it is two pacing-bred fillies that are dominating the market for tonight’s Group 3 feature at Alexandra Park. The two favoured runners for the race, Double Delight ($1.75)and Rakero Blaze ($4), are both pacing bred, but neither showed a tendency to continue in their expected gait. Double Delight displayed her trotting talents as a two-year-old, winning all three of her juvenile outings, including victory in the Group 1 Harness Jewels 2YO Ruby…
Crosshaven to break new ground for Lindsay Park
Lindsay Park has been a regular visitor to the Queensland Winter Carnival over their history but will break new ground this weekend. For the first time Lindsay Park will have a runner in north Queensland when Crosshaven (Smart Missile) starts in the inaugural staging of The Archer (1300m) at Rockhampton on Saturday. The Archer is a slot race modelled on The Everest and carries A$440,000 in prize money with A$275,000 to the winner. The Ben and Jd Hayes-trained galloper, who was purchased out of Haunui Farm’s 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock…
Long live ‘King’ Ferdinand
‘Country cups king’ Ferdinand Boy reigned supreme in Wednesday night’s $70,335 Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup (450m). Prepared at Lara by David Geall, Ferdinand Boy retained his ‘throne’ with a fourth G2 country cup win. He also won last year’s Shepparton, Ballarat and Healesville cups, where he won a $50,000 GRV bonus for winning three country cups in a calendar year. Amazingly, it was Ferdinand Boy’s eighth appearance in a G2 country cup final. Ferdinand Boy ($3.30) ordained with an ‘iron paw’, taking the $47,000 first prize in a…
2022 Australasian Oaks Winner Glint Of Hope Beats Barb Raider, My Whisper Third
The Japanese-bred filly Glint Of Hope handed Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young another Group 1 success down under with an eye-catching upset at Morphettville in Saturday’s Group 1 $502,250 Australasian Oaks (2000m). My Whisper (pictured winning the Group 3 Auraria Stakes) finished third as the beaten favourite in the 2022 Australasian Oaks. Photo: Jenny Barnes. Having her first Black-Type start since her mid-field seventh in the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington last November, the $100,000 bargain buy capitalised on the momentum of her lead-up autumn campaign in easier…
Australasian Oaks 2022 Field & Betting Update: My Whisper Firming Favourite
My Whisper is the filly to beat in Saturday’s Group 1 $502,250 Australasian Oaks (2000m) in Adelaide as the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained daughter of Frankel chases her fifth win on the trot. The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained My Whisper is firm favourite in 2022 Australasian Oaks betting for this weekend in Adelaide. Photo: Jenny Barnes. The punters are coming for My Whisper to extend her winning streak in her biggest test to date with the gun three-year-old continuing to rise in class and distance. Her only loss was a…
Hawkesbury racing preview, best bets & quaddie | 5/5/2022
What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Thursday, May 5, 2022 First Race 12:10pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes After Hawkesbury Race Club hosted its standalone Saturday meeting on the weekend, we are back at Clarendon this Thursday with eight provincial races. HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for the meeting, which is set to begin at 12:10pm AEST. The track is rated a Heavy 8 and the rail is in the true position for the entire…
Randwick Racecourse
Randwick Racecourse is one of four horse racing tracks owned and operated by the Australian Turf Club, along with Rosehill Gardens, Canterbury Park and Warwick Farm. Randwick and Rosehill are the two main tracks in Sydney, with more than 40 metropolitan race meetings held across the two tracks each calendar year. Randwick plays host to 20 Group 1 races, with eight of those held across the two days of The Championships in autumn, while The Everest is the showcase race in spring. The Sydney Eastern Suburbs track has held race…
2022 Robert Sangster Stakes betting tips | Saturday, May 7
What 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes Where Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville SA 5043 When Saturday, May 7, 2022 | 4:02pm ACST | Race 8 Prizemoney $502,250 Distance 1200m Status Group 1 Conditions Weight For Age | Fillies & Mares | Two-Year-Olds & Upwards 2021 Winner Instant Celebrity (6) | T: Phillip Stokes | J: Craig Williams (55kg) Visit Ladbrokes The 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes is the second Group 1 of the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival, with a field of 16 fillies and mares set to do battle over…
Wagga Gold Cup betting tips, best odds & quaddie | 6/5/2022
What Wagga Gold Cup Day Where Murrumbidgee Turf Club – 142 Travers St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 When Friday, May 6, 2022 First Race 12:35pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes It is Day 2 of the Wagga Cup Carnival this Friday at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, with the $200,000 Listed Wagga Gold Cup (2000m) serving as the headline act. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bet for the Cup, as well as quaddie picks and top selections for the rest of the afternoon. The track is rated a Soft…